Bovis Homes donates £500 to Sawtry Colts Football Club

Housebuilder Bovis Homes has donated the money to allow the club to refurbish the old portable cabin where equipment used by the young players is kept.

The metal cabin, which has been at the club at Greenfield, off Straight Drove, for at least 20 years, is used to house the goal posts, nets, balls and other equipment for the Colts, which has 17 teams spanning the under 7s to under 16s.

The club has coated the outside of the cabin with special paint which will allow images to be painted on it and is considering hiring a local graffiti artist to decorate the structure.

The cabin before the renovation (Image: Bovis Homes)

Dave Gorman, who is vice-chairman at Sawtry Colts FC and coaches an under 13s team, said: “The cabin has been at the club for a long time and has seen better days and could be considered as being a bit of an eyesore.

“However, we have now transformed it into something that the club and the young players can be proud of. As part of the refurbishment, we might get the club’s crest painted on.

“We reckon it could cost up to £1,400 to renovate the cabin, particularly if we hire the services of a local graffiti artist to really brighten up and modernise the outside of the cabin.

Dave Gorman, vice-chairman at Sawtry Colts FC, stood in front of the metal cabin, which has been at the club for at least 20 years (Image: Bovis Homes)

“So, the generous £500 donation from Bovis Homes has allowed us to forge ahead with the renovation.”

This support for Sawtry Colts FC follows a donation of £200 made by Bovis Homes to sponsor the club’s end of season tournament at the beginning of July.

The two-day event saw 98 teams and nearly 1,000 young players compete in a number of age groups.

Bovis Homes is building 295 new homes at its Judith Gardens location on land off Gidding Road in Sawtry.